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"Welcome to the lab"
Original drawing on my Etsy shop
Sherlock AU: Sherlock and Molly were students when they met in the lab.
It was inspired by lovely fan fiction “Existence” written by howterrifying. :) (I couldn’t use scanner this time, so not very good quality though)
“I’m sorry, I didn’t want to..”
“No, Sherlock... What I mean is thank you...”
(illustration for Goodnight Lovers, chapter 11)
“Sometimes I feel so happy
Sometimes I feel so sad
Sometimes I feel so happy
But mostly you just make me mad
Baby, you just make me mad..
...
Thought of you as my mountain top
Thought of you as my peak
Thought of you as everything
I had but couldn’t keep
I had but couldn’t keep..
...
It was good what we did yesterday
And I’d do it once again
The fact that you are married
Only proves you’re my best friend
And it’s truly truly a sin” (x)
I don’t know why, but it’s Sherlock and Molly underwater..
I could imagine them saying “good morning” in this one :)
Just practising
He was thinking as he often does it. Somewhere deep in his mind palace. Molly knew it clearly, because when she came into the lab, she saw him looking to nowhere, hands were drawing something in the air. He was trying to remember something. Molly also knew that it is better not to interrupt him, so she silently watched him for about ten seconds and then started to prepare to her works. After five minutes Sherlock woke up from his deep minds and without looking at Molly took his coat, said “bye”, and left lab. Molly just shrugged shoulders and continued experiment, his strange behaviour doesn’t surprise her anymore.
Next day he came early.
“Good morning” said he while taking sheet of paper from his coat’s inner pocket.
“Hi, Sherlock. What is that?”
“Look at this” he came closer and showed drawing in the paper. “What do you think, does this look like you?” Even if he was quite sure about the answer he still wanted to ask her opinion.
“Yes. But why? This is.. well, this is unexpected.” Molly needed to take a deep breath to end the sentence, she still looked at him with question in her eyes.
Sherlock smiled a bit, but after moment his face became serious.
“Thing is, that I was trying my ability to make a real picture of objects built in my mind palace, it is good practice to make things look even more clear than they were before. I didn’t look at you, because I tried to concentrate your face in my memory without seeing real at least for couple days.”
Molly still was not quite satisfied with his answer. “But why you needed to be in the lab?”
“It’s easier to remember every detail of your face, when I am in the room I usually meet you”. He looked calm, but also tried to avoid eye contact.
“Did you do the same with others, like John?” asked Molly with curiosity while she knew that it will be last question of this topic, because Sherlock was not keen on talking about it more.
“Yes of course.” said he and smiled. “Would you mind to check these samples?” Without waiting for her answer he gave the small bag with soil. “While you examine this, I will bring you coffee” said Sherlock and left.
Rest of the day everything went as usual: they didn’t talk much, she was doing her statistical analysis and Sherlock was studying various substances from crime scene.
“John, did Sherlock draw your portrait?’’ Molly asked John after couple days, when they were alone in lab.
“I’ve never seen anything like that, does he draw at all?” John looked suprised to hear such question.
“Seems that he does, and he do it quite well’’ Molly smiled mysteriously and continued her analysis.
It was typical Tuesday morning in St. Bart’s research lab. Except one thing - Molly was late and it was not usual to her.
“Hello, Sherlock”, said Molly while putting on her lab coat.
“You are later than usual today”, said Sherlock without looking at her side.
They were working in silence without paying attention to each other, both of them seemed very busy, hurrying to finish their tasks.
“I will need you on Wednesday”, said Sherlock after half hour silence. He knew she doesn’t work on Wednesdays.
“No, Sherlock, I am not going to do it any more. I am leaving this job and probably London, but I guess soon there will be another laboratory worker, that you could involve into crime investigation, so don’t worry.”
While saying this Molly couldn’t look to Sherlock, because she didn’t want him to read deep sadness in her eyes. She sounded calm, but her eyes were wet.
Sherlock finally lifted his eyes from microscope and looked at Molly. “When are you leaving?” asked he with surprise in his eyes.
“This is my last day at work” - Molly answered quietly.
“And you saying it just now? Well, it is strange that I didn’t notice this by my own, but you could have told me earlier.”
“I didn’t want to tell you, because I was afraid to see your indifference. It always hurts to see, how blind you can be to other people emotions.”
Molly went towards lab window, while Sherlock stood speechless and looked at her back. He knew how much Molly cared about him and finally realized that he never give her something back for her kindness, only sarcastic remarks about her looks or actions and thinking of it made him feel so bad.
“I made you feel badly so many times while you never refused to help me and you always were so kind, far too kind to me. Even if I am not the one who could be called emotional person, I always notice emotions of others very clearly. I knew you adored me and it was so easy to convince you to help me in completing my tasks. I am a selfish monster. Molly, please forgive me.”
Couple more minutes have passed in silence, while Molly kept looking through window and Sherlock watching her. Those minutes of silence were tough to both of them but no one were able to talk. He couldn’t move so he kept standing in front of microscope and looked at her from distance.
Molly turned to Sherlock and looked at him for a while observing his facial expression. There was one of those rare moments when she could notice guilt in his eyes, also it seemed that he even tried to understand how she actually feels.
“Everything is forgiven, Sherlock. I’ve never been angry on you, except when you were using drugs. Well, to be honest, I worried about you much more than i was angry, we all worried about you a lot. And about what you just said.. I think these are the most sincere words I ever heard from you. Thank you.”
None of them could come back to their works. She kept standing next to window, he stood where he was and kept thinking, but not about the case he was working on. He left working table and slowly went towards window. When he stopped next to Molly he started talking again.
“It was not everything what I wanted to tell you, Molly. I am sure there soon would be another lab worker in here and you probably think that there would be no difference to me. But it is not true. I need you, not any other lab worker, because I am sure I will not meet ever again as smart, brave and genuine person as you are. You are one of those few people who makes me a better person and one day with your help I could become a good man.”
She turned at him and fell into his arms. He embraced her and they stood quietly for a while. When they finally released from arms, they looked to each other and started laughing.
“What are you going to do?” asked Sherlock when they turned to being serious again.
“Well, I think I am going to stay and help you not to become, but to realize how good man you actually are’’ Molly grinned warmly.
Sherlolly: I took your pulse
You Have Always Counted (Part 1, Wholock Sherlolly AU)
“You were wrong, Molly. You do count. You’ve always counted and I’ve always trusted you. But you were right, I am not okay.”
“Tell me, what’s wrong?”
“Molly, I think I am going to die.”
“What do you need?”
“If I wasn’t everything that you think I am, everything that I think I am would you still want to help me? ”
“What do you need?”
“You.”
She couldn’t say anything, so Sherlock continued to speak.
“After all this time before I go, I need to tell you something.. something I haven’t tell you all this time you knew me as Sherlock Holmes.”
“So.. you are not Sherlock Holmes?”
“No.” said detective while going towards lab window and showing Molly to follow him. “Do you remember this?” asked he when they reached the window.
There was a blue police box standing outside, Molly couldn’t believe what she saw. It never stood there before, so there was only one explanation.
“Is that.. yours?”
“Yes. Now you know who I am.”
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
“I couldn’t. I’m sorry.”
“But why?”
“Jim Moriarty is causing great danger to the whole planet of yours. I must to save it, but I have to do it alone ”
“But you always needed someone by your side, you never wanted to save worlds alone.”
“This time is different. My latest regeneration gone wrong. This person I live in.. is somehow broken. My mind works too fast and I can not let myself be ruled by feelings, because then I would go mad and no one could stop me. I had to stay alone that no one would be hurt by any enemy because of me. Especially you.”
“Then why you need me now?”
“Because it is the last day of Sherlock Holmes existence.. I am going to kill myself. You know what goes next, so I need you to help me reach the TARDIS before it starts.”
Why, oh why? it is almost 2 am and I have an idea how that story could end and it probably will be not that bad. I should be at work after 5 hours, but I know that if I don’t write it down now, I will forget it. Write it or not to write? That’s the question. I think I gonna make notes and share it as soon as possible. Goodnight!
You Have Always Counted (part 2, Sherlolly Wholock AU)
(phone beeps)
Sherlock took his phone from the inner pocket of his jacket and read a message: “I am waiting on the roof. Come and play. JM”
“It’s time.” said he while putting phone back.
“Is there no any other option? I mean, isn’t there any way to stay alive and win against him?”
“No, and please don’t follow me. I will need you, but only in the end.” Sherlock took Molly’s hand and looked into her eyes.”Goodbye, Molly. We will meet again soon.” his eyes were sad, but lips were almost smiling. “Everything is going to be alright.”
Then he released her hand and left. Molly just watched him going and couldn’t say a word. At the moment he disappeared, she started crying.
***
“Hello, my dearest foe. Finally we’ve met again. Face to face. Brilliant.” said Jim Moriarty while standing up from the edge of the Barts’ roof and going towards Sherlock.
“Why you chose Jim Moriarty?” Sherlock asked coldly instead of greeting.
“Is it a question you want to ask me? Better ask it yourself. Why Sherlock Holmes? We both know it’s fake. Isn’t it amazing? We are only two persons on this planet knowing Sherlock Holmes and Jim Moriarty are fake, just characters in stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle.” Moriarty went very close to Sherlock. “You see?” he took book from his pocket and waved it in front of detective. “Sherlock Holmes never existed and you must be destroyed.”
“Oh” Sherlock lifted eyebrow and started talking fast as he usually does when he’s telling his observations.“ Your point of view is really unexpected. If you think I did a mistake taking someone’s name, then you are even less original, because I did it before you and obviously I inspired you to do so. You could take any name, but no, you chose the name of the greatest enemy of Sherlock Holmes. Why? Because you wanted me to notice you. All those puzzles you left after yourself, you clearly needed my attention. Bravo! You have reached your goal, now you see me right in front of you, so how can I help you?” Sherlock smiled ironically.
“I want you to be dead. And if you don’t, your beloved ones will die. Plus, you will die in disgrace. This is what fake heroes deserve.” Moriarty’s black eyes were burning, he looked absolutely crazy, even Sherlock seemed terrified by him for a moment. “Oh, and I forgot one more thing. Single shot heard on the rooftop means you have 60 seconds to die. If you don’t, your few friends you ever had will die.”
“So.. you want me to.. commit a suicide.. to jump off the roof?” Sherlock made the most dramatic face that he could.
“I see you get me absolutely right, what can be better than mutual understanding? Isn’t it a spectacular ending?” while saying it loudly, Moriarty took his gun. Sherlock was standing on the edge of the roof preparing for his last fall.
“No! Just stop it!” woman’s voice shouted behind them.
“Oh, we have one more guest in our small party!” told Moriarty and slowly turned at the voice from his back. What a surprise, Molly! Come closer and watch heroic death of the great detective.”
“Molly, what have you done? I told you not..” he looked surprised and frightened, knowing in what great danger she just got into.
“Enough of all those conversations. You jump or she will die!” Moriarty pulled Molly next to him and pointed the gun to her head. “Your choice - you, or you both, Sherlock.”
Even if Molly was so close to death, she stood calm waiting for a good moment to act. Moriarty hold her very close, but didn’t actually paid attention to what she was doing so she took an opportunity to grab syringe from her lab coat and inject some tranquiliser to his neck. After couple seconds Moriarty released her and fell down.
“You can not imagine how happy I am that I found you alive!” Molly screamed happily and ran towards Sherlock. “Are you okay? Tell me, how bad all this situation is?” she looked at him with a concern in her face.
“It is bad. There is no other way. if I don’t die, he will kill you, and his men will kill John, Mrs. Hudson, Lestrade. I can’t let it happen. Molly, I wish we had more time, but i have to finish this alone. You must leave this place while Moriarty is still unconscious, just run!”
Molly listened to him and started running to the corner of the roof, where stairs were located. She was so close, when half conscious Moriarty rose his hand with a gun he was still holding and shot at her side.
Time just froze. Sherlock didn’t know how much time he just stood and looked at Molly who fell down and didn’t move. Then he started running. At first he stopped next to Moriarty who was still layng. Moriarty could barely move, but his face was laughing. One shot and Molly is dead. If Sherlock does not jump off the roof, more people will be dead. There was the only one option left. Sherlock took the gun from Moriarty’s hand and shot him deadly that not any other person would be killed by his hands.Then detective ran to Molly, turned her on back and put her head on his knees.
“Molly, do you hear me? Molly, please!” Sherlock was shouting at Molly’s face and his tears were falling down on her bleeding chest.
“Doctor.. I’m so sorry that I won’t help you.. you have to do it alone. I know you will.” Molly answered very quietly.
“No, Molly, as I said.. everything will be alright. We will get into the TARDIS and then we will travel in time and space.. forever.”
You Have Always Counted (The End (?), Sherlolly Wholock AU)
This time Molly didn’t answer. Sherlock hold her in his arms, but he knew that he couldn’t stay there any longer. He must die and end this dreadful game. “You won’t be dead, Molly, I promise.” He kissed her forehead and left her laying.
Sherlock went to the edge of the hospital roof and jumped off. It hurt a lot, all injuries he got felt like every part of his body was broken, but he had to reach blue police box before regeneration process started. Knowing he must fix everything what happened this day gave him some strength, he stood up and went to the nearest gate leading to the hospital’s yard, where he hid the TARDIS. There were no people around, so nobody noticed weirdly walking man. When Doctor finally reached his travelling machine and opened the door he fell on floor and the body started glowing and changing. After couple minutes Doctor looked at his new arms. “Oh, I must look like a man of similar age I was before. Good, I probably will not make Molly scared.” he smiled to himself and went to the control desk of the TARDIS. “Now let’s go forward to the past!”
***
It was one hour left till 2010, when Molly was finishing her work day at Barts. Suddenly, someone opened lab’s door. It was the man she never has seen before.
“Hello, Molly” said he and smiled.
“Do I know you, mister?”
“Oh, I am sorry. You can not recognize me, because I look absolutely different. I changed, but I am still the one you knew so well.”
Molly thought for a second. She looked at his face searching for something familiar. Those wise eyes.. no one she knew could have had such wise sight, except one person.
“I thought.. I never gonna see you again. Is that really you? It’s hard to believe that it is really you, Doctor. But If you changed, then previous you.. has died?”
“Yes, I died, that’s why I left you on Earth knowing it was too dangerous. I am sorry it took me about couple years to come back.”
“Wait.. there is something what doesn’t really make sense. The last time I saw you, I didn’t work at Barts, I was just a young biochemistry student. So how did you know and find me here?”
“It’s because.. There was another story. I came back to your planet before, or more like, I came back around the same time, but you don’t remember, because it didn’t happen and it never will. It was a story of how we both died. At the moment I came back to you again I just created another parallel universe, the one where you exist. I couldn’t bear the fact, that such a good person as you does not exist anymore because of me being an absolute fool. You don’t know how happy I am seeing you alive.”
“Then it means, you died two times after you left me here two years ago?”
“Yes. Take this.” he took a book from his coat pocket and came closer to Molly giving it to her.
“What is that?”
“It is a book that was never written in your world, but it existed in another very similar to yours.”
“You mean, in another parallel universe? How many of them are there?”
“Nobody knows, because they are not related to each other. They all are similar and yet different because of small events that make changes in time. In most cases, they are created by coming back in time and changing events that are not fixed points in time.”
“The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.. Is it well known there?”
“Yes. People love these stories till the present. There were so many theatre and TV adaptations created for Sherlock Holmes, I bet you will like them as well. I hope you are finishing your work, New Year is almost there.”
“Oh yes, I finished it.”
“Do you have any plans? If you do, I won’t disturb you then.”
“No no! I actually don’t have any. When I started working here… Well, I guess I almost live in here, because.. My life was so dull when you left. I had hope, that one day I will see you again.”
“Here I am. For you. Happy New Year, Molly Hooper.” said he while taking her hand.
“Happy New Year to you too, Doctor.” smiled Molly knowing that it gonna be best year of her life.
“I thought I moved on”
(Molly’s thought when she met Sherlock again after 2 years.)
“If there is anything you need, anything at all... you can have me.”
